Dirt on Dirt - Terbo remains perfect, wins $10,000 at Fairbury

June 15

Fairbury Speedway,

Fairbury, IL

Sanction: DIRTcar Summer Nationals - $10,000

Information provided by: Series and track reports (last updated June 16, 8:35 am)

Terbo remains perfect, wins $10,000 at Fairbury

Tyler Erb
Shannon Babb
Jason Feger
Ryan Unzicker
Dennis Erb Jr.
Brian Shirley
Trevor Gundaker
Cody Overton
McKay Wenger
Donny Walden
Tanner English
Chris Simpson
Max McLaughlin
Allen Weisser
Kye Blight
Trey Mills
Bob Gardner
Billy Moyer
Frank Heckenast Jr.
Myles Moos
Dillon McCowan
Joseph Joiner
Jake Little
Rodney Melvin
Colby Sheppard
Daniel Hilsabeck

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Tyler Erb wraps up his first Fairbury Speedway victory.

What won the race: Regaining control for good with a midrace move around Dennis Erb Jr., fourth-starting Tyler Erb of New Waverly, Texas, led the remainder of Saturday's 50-lap, $10,000 DIRTcar Summer Nationals feature at Fairbury Speedway. Erb led twice for 38 laps — including the final 23 — to earn his third straight series victory and the seventh of his career.

Quotable: “Really, as crazy as it sounds, I tried to be patient there the first five or 10 laps. You know, just the way Max (McLaughlin) and Cody (Overton) were kinda laying out, I had to get by one of them before I could even mess with the other,” Erb said. “Cody’s car was really good and I think I just got him flustered there on that (lap-11) restart, I got a good start and was able to get by him. I didn’t really feel like I was smooth sailing cause Dennis (Erb Jr.) was side-by-side with me there felt like for 20 laps.”

Key notes: Erb's triumph is the first of his career at Fairbury. ... Eighth-starting Shannon Babb trailed Erb the final 20 laps, pressuring occasionally before taking the checkers 1.771 seconds back. ... Third-starting Erb Jr., of Carpentersville, Ill., pressured Tyler Erb in the middle stages, leading laps 26 and 27 before slipping to fifth. ... Ryan Unzicker advanced six positions and took fourth. ... Cody Overton led the opening 10 laps from the pole before fading to an eighth-place result. ... Joseph Joiner spun from 22nd to bring out the race's first stoppage on lap 10. He completed only 27 more laps before pulling off. ... Dillon McCowan spun from 17th to draw the second yellow flag on lap 13. He completed 25 additional circuits before calling it a night. ... Jake Little slowed from 22nd to cause the third caution on lap 34. ... The race's fourth and final caution was for debris on lap 46. ... The 50-lapper lasted 25 minutes, with 17 drivers completing the distance.

On the move: Trevor Gundaker of St. Charles, Mo., started 15th and finished seventh.

Winner's sponsors: Erb’s winning Best Performance Motorsports Rocket Chassis is powered by a Clements Racing Engine and carries sponsorship from Langenfelder Mechanical Contractors, Bulk Material Lift, First Class Septic, Roberts Bee Company, Anthony’s Pizza, JRR Trucking, Base Racing Fuel, Base Oil, Sani-Weld, Inc., Keyser Manufacturing, Integra Racing Shocks, Go Lithium Batteries, Midwest Sheet Metal, Terbo Threads and KBC Graphix.

Points chase: After Fairbury: 1. Tyler Erb (239); 2. Dennis Erb Jr. (189); 3. Jason Feger (185); 4. Dillon McCowan (148); 5. Kye Blight (138); 6. Cody Overton (133); 7. Tanner English (132); 8. Trey Mills (130); 9. Bob Gardner (124); 10. Allen Weisser (123).

Current weather: Clear, 77°F

Car count: 49

Fast qualifier: Dennis Erb Jr.

Time: 12.799 seconds

Polesitter: Cody Overton

Heat race winners: Dennis Erb Jr., McKay Wenger, Max McLaughlin, Jason Feger, Cody Overton, Tyler Erb

Consolation race winners: Allen Weisser, Myles Moos

Provisional starters: Kye Blight, Bob Gardner, Jake Little, Trey Mills

Next series race: June 16, Sycamore Speedway (Maple Park, IL) $5,000

Editor's note: Results and race details are unofficial.

From staff reports

FAIRBURY, Ill. (June 15) — Updates from the third round of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals at Fairbury Speedway, an event highlighted by a 50-lap, $10,000-to-win feature for Super Late Models (results unofficial):

Feature

Regaining control for good with an outside move around Dennis Erb Jr., fourth-starting Tyler Erb of New Waverly, Texas, led the remainder of Saturday's 50-lap, $10,000 DIRTcar Summer Nationals feature at Fairbury Speedway. Erb led twice for 38 laps — including the final 23 — to earn his third straight series victory and the seventh of his career. Erb's triumph is the first of his career at Fairbury. Eighth-starting Shannon Babb trailed Erb the final 20 laps, pressuring occasionally, but took the checkers 1.771 seconds back.

Feature lineup

(50 laps)

Row 1: Cody Overton, Max McLaughlin
Row 2: Dennis Erb Jr., Tyler Erb
Row 3: McKay Wenger, Jason Feger
Row 4: Donny Walden, Shannon Babb
Row 5: Billy Moyer, Ryan Unzicker
Row 6: Chris Simpson, Daniel Hilsabeck
Row 7: Brian Shirley, Dillon McCowan
Row 8: Trevor Gundaker, Colby Sheppard
Row 9: Rodney Melvin, Frank Heckenast Jr.
Row 10: Allen Weisser, Myles Moos
Row 11: Joseph Joiner, Tanner English
Row 12: Kye Blight, Bob Gardner
Row 13: Jake Little, Trey Mills

Consolation race results

(12 laps; top two transfer)

First consolation: Allen Weisser, Joseph Joiner, Trey Mills, Matt Furman, Mike Spatola, Jackson Hise, Jayme Zidar, Turk Letizia, Billy Hough, Carson Brown, Thomas Hunziker, Doug Tye, Mark Voigt, Logan Moody, Kevin Weaver. Scratched: Austin Howes.

Second consolation: Myles Moos, Tanner English, Jay Sparks, Bob Gardner, Mike Provenzano, Tyler Clem, Jake Little, Taylor Scheffler, Daniel Adams, Will Roland, Dale Markham, David McCoy. Scratched: Kye Blight, Kyle Hammer, Gordy Gundaker.

Heat race results

(8 laps; top three transfer)

First heat: Dennis Erb Jr., Donny Walden, Brian Shirley, Matt Furman, Thomas Hunziker, Billy Hough, Jayme Zidard, Turk Letizia. Scratched: Austin Howes.

Second heat: McKay Wenger, Billy Moyer, Trevor Gundaker, Allen Weisser, Mike Spatola, Logan Moody, Mark Voigt, Doug Tye.

Third heat: Max McLaughlin, Chris Simpson, Rodney Melvin, Joseph Joiner, Trey Mills, Kevin Weaver, Jackson Hise, Carson Brown.

Fourth heat: Jason Feger, Shannon Babb, Dillon McCowan, Bob Gardner, Myles Moos, Jake Little, Dale Markham, Kyle Hammer.

Fifth heat: Cody Overton, Ryan Unzicker, Colby Sheppard, Jay Sparks, Daniel Adam, Taylor Scheffler, Will Roland, Mike Provenzano.

Sixth heat: Tyler Erb, Daniel Hilsabeck, Frank Heckenast Jr., Tanner English, Tyler Clem, Kye Blight, David McCoy. Scratched: Gordy Gundaker.

Time trials

Group A
Driver (car no.), hometown, time (unofficial)
Dennis Erb Jr. (28), Carpentersville, Ill., 12.799
McKay Wenger (99), Fairbury, Ill., 12.916
Chris Simpson (32), Oxford, Iowa, 12.948
Donny Walden (1w), Towanda, Ill., 12.987
Billy Moyer (21), Batesville, Ark., 13.028
Max McLaughlin (22*), Mooresville, N.C., 13.179
Brian Shirley (3s), Chatham, Ill., 13.198
Trevor Gundaker (11T), St. Charles, Mo., 13.201
Trey Mills (14jr), St. Augustine, Fla., 13.215
Matt Furman (51), Iowa City, Iowa, 13.270
Allen Weisser (25w), Peoria, Ill., 13.321
Rodney Melvin (27m), Benton, Ill., 13.337
Thomas Hunziker (38), Bend, Ore., 13.361
Mike Spatola (89), Manhattan, Ill., 13.384
Joseph Joiner (10), Milton, Fla., 13.412
Turk Letizia (D1), Milwaukee, Wis., 13.413
Logan Moody (162), Catlin, Ill., 13.541
Carson Brown (28B), New London, N.C., 13.571
Billy Hough (334), Thomasboro, Ill., 13.612
Mark Voigt (30), Marine, Ill., 13.711
Jackson Hise (388), Ocala, Fla., 13.775
Jayme Zidar (9z), Waukesha, Wis., 13.848
Doug Tye (4D), Troy, Ill., 14.143
Kevin Weaver (B12), Gibson City, Ill., 14.565
Austin Howes (17A), Lewistown, Mo., no time
Group B
Shannon Babb (18), Moweaqua, Ill., 13.234
Ryan Unzicker (24), El Paso, Ill., 13.243
Tyler Erb (1), New Waverly, Texas, 13.245
Dale Markham (3), Maple Park, Ill., 13.289
Cody Overton (97), Evans, Ga., 13.337
Frank Heckenast Jr. (99jr), Frankfort, Ill., 13.385
Jason Feger (25), Bloomington, Ill., 13.410
Daniel Adam (75), Wade, N.C., 13.425
Kye Blight (33), Katanning, W. Australia, 13.429
Kyle Hammer (45), Clinton, Ill., 13.444
Colby Sheppard (27), Williamsville, Ill., 13.536
Tanner English (96), Benton, Ky., 13.539
Bob Gardner (4G), East Peoria, Ill., 13.547
Taylor Scheffler (10s), Waukesha, Wis., 13.661
Daniel Hilsabeck (22), Earlham, Iowa, 13.680
Dillon McCowan (8), Urbana, Mo., 13.787
Mike Provenzano (m27), Marseilles, Ill., 13.880
Tyler Clem (58), St. Petersburg, Fla., 13.897
Jake Little (38J), Springfield, Ill., 13.900
Jay Sparks (7s), Metamera, Ill., 13.923
David McCoy (187), Franklin, N.C., 13.951
Myles Moos (84), Lincoln, Ill., 14.014
Will Roland (22R), Jasper, Ga., 14.067
Gordy Gundaker (11), St. Charles, Mo., no time

Saturday’s schedule

(All times local)
10 a.m. - Pits open
2 p.m. - Grandstands open
5:15 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting
5:45 p.m. - On-track activity
- Late Model hot laps
- Modified hot lap qualifying (3 laps)
- Late Model time trials (2 laps)
- Stock car hot lap qualifying
Opening ceremonies
- Late Model heats (8 laps)
- Modified heats (8 laps)
- Stock car heats (8 laps)
Consolations
- Late Model consolations (12 laps)
- Modifieds (8 laps)
Intermission/track prep
- Late Model feature (50 laps)
- Modified feature (30 laps)
- Stock car feature (15 laps)